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Best Public Schools in Meade County, SD

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3,395

Students

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Top rankedElm Springs Elementary - 1323^rd of 300 South Dakota elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Faith High School - 01 up 11 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Sturgis Elementary - 03 12.2 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Elm Springs Elementary - 13 and 7 more

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts (2025)									Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)									Smarter Balanced Assessments Science (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts 12th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 12th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Science All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Maurine Elementary - 04	Public	K-8	17291 US Hwy 212	Faith	57626	Meade County	Faith School District 46-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 967-2152	17	2	8.5		16 (94.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.9%)	33.9	218^th of 300 public elementary schools	27.3%					(n/a)		33.3	0.0	66.7	100.0	0.0			40.0		33.3	0.0	33.3	0.0	0.0			20.0	0.0	0.0		0.0	$13,742	$105	$13,637
Faith Elementary - 02	Public	PK, KG-6	206 W 5th St	Faith	57626	Meade County	Faith School District 46-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 967-2152	69	7	9.5	27.5%	57 (82.6%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	1 (1.4%)	2 (2.9%)	1 (1.4%)	6 (8.7%)	69.6	89^th of 300 public elementary schools	70.3%					(n/a)	33.3	75.0	58.3	0.0					51.5	66.7	75.0	58.3	100.0					66.7	50.0				$17,094	$3,161	$13,933
Faith High School - 01	Public	9-12	206 W 5th St	Faith	57626	Meade County	Faith School District 46-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 967-2152	77	6	13.0	35.1%	65 (84.4%)	1 (1.3%)	3 (3.9%)	2 (2.6%)	5 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	75.6	29^th of 166 public high schools	82.5%		68.1	40^th of 141 public high schools	71.6%	11							79.0									42.1					57.9		$13,237	$105	$13,131
Faith Junior High - 06	Public	7-8	206 W 5th St	Faith	57626	Meade County	Faith School District 46-2	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 967-2152	18	2	8.4	33.3%	13 (72.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.6%)	1 (5.6%)	3 (16.7%)	52.1	126^th of 246 public middle schools	48.8%					(n/a)					28.6	50.0			41.2					42.9	30.0			35.3		50.0			$11,743	$199	$11,544
Black Hawk Elementary - 03	Public	K-5	7108 Seeaire St	Black Hawk	57718	Meade County	Rapid City Area School District 51-4	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 787-6701	305	20	15.0	34.1%	228 (74.8%)	2 (0.7%)	33 (10.8%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.5%)	38.6	205^th of 300 public elementary schools	31.7%		12.6	182^nd of 201 public elementary schools	9.5%	23	33.8	40.0	47.5						40.2	36.9	24.0	32.2						31.6	30.5				$11,703	$726	$10,976
Sturgis Brown High School - 01	Public	9-12	12930 E Hwy 34	Sturgis	57785	Meade County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 347-2686	845	48	17.5	28.6%	749 (88.6%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (4.0%)	3 (0.4%)	18 (2.1%)	1 (0.1%)	37 (4.4%)	65.5	55^th of 166 public high schools	66.9%		73.9	31^st of 141 public high schools	78.0%	24							64.9	100.0	65.1							35.1	100.0	35.5			61.1	61.3	$10,180	$261	$9,919
Sturgis Elementary - 03	Public	K-4	1121 Ballpark Rd	Sturgis	57785	Meade County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	Yes	(605) 347-2386	531	43	12.2	40.7%	460 (86.6%)	3 (0.6%)	22 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (6.0%)	55.5	144^th of 300 public elementary schools	52.0%		66.2	61^st of 201 public elementary schools	69.7%	83	40.0	51.8							45.9	50.9	55.5							53.2					$11,504	$1,151	$10,354
Piedmont Valley Elementary - 05	Public	K-4	16159 2nd St	Piedmont	57769	Meade County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 787-5295	514	37	13.8	25.3%	435 (84.6%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.6%)	4 (0.8%)	12 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (6.6%)	66.7	96^th of 300 public elementary schools	68.0%		68.9	51^st of 201 public elementary schools	74.6%	45	56.0	49.6							52.6	66.0	58.6							62.1					$10,908	$800	$10,108
Sturgis Williams Middle School - 02	Public	5-8	1425 Cedar St	Sturgis	57785	Meade County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 347-5232	490	34	14.5	43.1%	418 (85.3%)	2 (0.4%)	27 (5.5%)	4 (0.8%)	15 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.9%)	55.5	110^th of 246 public middle schools	55.3%		52.2	73^rd of 147 public middle schools	50.3%	37			49.0	60.9	46.1	50.0			51.4			34.6	51.3	32.8	28.1			36.4	42.3	42.2		42.2	$10,578	$214	$10,364
Hereford Elementary - 08	Public	K-8	15998 Cross S Rd	Hereford	57785	Meade County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 269-2264	13	1	9.3	23.1%	13 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	38.4	207^th of 300 public elementary schools	31.0%					(n/a)	0.0	50.0		100.0	0.0				25.0	50.0	0.0		100.0	0.0				37.5
Central Meade County School - 09	Public	K-8	19625 Ball Field Road	Union Center	57787	Meade County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 269-2264	49	5	9.1	6.1%	44 (89.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (10.2%)	63.5	115^th of 300 public elementary schools	61.7%					(n/a)	100.0	33.3	50.0	60.0	50.0	25.0			46.7	100.0	33.3	50.0	40.0	33.3	25.0			40.0	50.0	37.5		42.9	$17,168	$214	$16,955
Elm Springs Elementary - 13	Public	K-8	21309 Elm Springs Rd	Wasta	57791	Meade County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 269-2264	10	1	7.1	30.0%	10 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	81.7	23^rd of 300 public elementary schools	92.3%					(n/a)		50.0		66.7		50.0			57.2		100.0		66.7		0.0			57.2		0.0
Opal Elementary - 15	Public	K-8	18010 Opal Rd	Opal	57765	Meade County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 269-2264	13	1	9.2	23.1%	13 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.8	242^nd of 300 public elementary schools	19.3%					(n/a)	0.0		0.0	33.3	50.0				22.2	50.0		0.0	33.3	50.0				33.3	0.0
Atall Elementary - 17	Public	K-8	16375 Atall Rd	Union Center	57787	Meade County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 269-2264	12	1	8.6	25.0%	12 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	57	140^th of 300 public elementary schools	53.3%					(n/a)	100.0	0.0	0.0	100.0	33.3	100.0			50.0	100.0	100.0	0.0	100.0	33.3	100.0			62.5	0.0	0.0		0.0
Stagebarn Middle School - 10	Public	5-8	12500 Sturgis Rd	Summerset	57769	Meade County	Meade School District 46-1	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 787-4172	432	31	13.8	28.2%	363 (84.0%)	2 (0.5%)	24 (5.6%)	4 (0.9%)	16 (3.7%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.1%)	62	88^th of 246 public middle schools	64.2%		51.3	75^th of 147 public middle schools	49.0%	13			47.9	39.8	56.3	54.4			49.5			39.3	33.0	60.2	44.7			44.1	43.6	55.3		49.1	$10,504	$214	$10,290
Developmental Disabilities Program - 01	Public, Alternative	PK, KG-12	2885 Dickson Dr	Sturgis	57785	Meade County	Black Hills Special Services Cooperative	(n/a)	(n/a)	No	No	(605) 423-4444	0	1	.0		0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

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